Today is the birthday of a famous composer who, during his lifetime, was respected far more as a performer than a composer. His children were considered the hip composers of the time. The kids’ music …

On Tuesday night the Olmos Ensemble will play a transcription of Richard Strauss epic orchestral tone poem, Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life.) The original version was written in 1898 and is one of the …

This is a busy week for San Antonio Symphony Principal Oboe Mark Ackerman. Last night (and again tonight, Saturday, March 19 at the Majestic Theatre) he plays the famous oboe solo in Bizet’s Symphony …

March is turning into a super month for concerts that feature string players. My last blog talked about Uccello and earlier this month we had a fabulous string quartet from France presented by the San …

The San Antonio Symphony (and several artistic partners) are presenting a Tchaikovsky Festival in late April and early May. The very first event will be on television. The Symphony and Music Director …